The Pressing Need to Raise the Status of the Teaching Profession: The Launch Story of the Teachers of Australia Social Media Campaign

Alison Willis; Catherine Thiele; Rachael Dwyer; Peter Grainger; Susan Simon

doi:10.14221/ajte.2021v46n2.2

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The Pressing Need to Raise the Status of the Teaching Profession: The Launch Story of the Teachers of Australia Social Media Campaign

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The Pressing Need to Raise the Status of the Teaching Profession: The Launch Story of the Teachers of Australia Social Media Campaign

Alison Willis, Catherine Thiele, Rachael Dwyer, Peter Grainger and Susan Simon

Australian Journal of Teacher Education, Vol.46(2), pp.16-28

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2021v46n2.2

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This paper presents the start-up methodology for a project that leverages the opportunities that social media affords to give teachers voice and agency. In response to negative press about teachers in mainstream media, coupled with research that shows that teachers are working hard to meet student academic and wellbeing needs, the researchers employed the assertive technologies of social media and started a campaign to promote the work of pre-service and in-service teachers. The paper presents the theorising behind the start-up methodology for the social media campaign and outlines a response to an identified opportunity. It argues that social media provides new opportunities for professional connectedness, story sharing and collegial support.

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Title: The Pressing Need to Raise the Status of the Teaching Profession: The Launch Story of the Teachers of Australia Social Media Campaign
Authors: Alison Willis (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
Catherine Thiele (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
Rachael Dwyer (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
Peter Grainger (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
Susan Simon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
Publication details: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, Vol.46(2), pp.16-28
Publisher: Edith Cowan University
DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2021v46n2.2
ISSN: 1835-517X
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99528108002621
Output Type: Journal article

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